Because of Her (Because of Love Book 1) by Devon May

Author:Devon May [May, Devon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Devon May
Published: 2024-04-12T00:00:00+00:00

CASSIDY

Sitting in the office of my boutique, I wonder why I bothered putting in any effort this morning. Amira did my hair before rushing off for her morning shift, and I put on a floral summer dress instead of my usual jeans and plain shirt.

Giggles float across the space from the small group of women crowded around a camera that points towards my gorgeous floral wall. They all must be at least ten years younger than me, but their designer bags are a blinding indicator of how different our lives are.

“I need to try that again.”

The blonde bombshell skips in front of the camera, her pink skirt floating around her. She puffs air in and out of her cheeks. Someone waves for her to start, and she pastes on the fakest of smiles.

I tune out the words, not needing to hear the fifteenth take of her skin care commercial. No, not commercial. ‘Gifted content’ was the phrase she used. Although I’m pretty sure the skincare company is paying her.

This is not what I had in mind when the influencer said she wanted to hire my space for a photoshoot. She came in last week and fell in love.

“I just have to film here!” She had all but squealed as she took a hundred photos of the floral wall.

Every short format video and photo filmed this morning has been meticulously staged in front of the wall I spent hours creating, but not once has it been a focus. She promised to tag the location in the videos, so at least there’s that.

And the money she paid to rent the space. I may have overexaggerated my average daily sales when working out how much to charge her, but she never questioned the amount. And it will be a good boost to my bank account. With the events at Noah’s winery, the winter might not be as tight as I thought, but we are still a fair way out from wedding season. I need to bank as much money as I can.

“Did you want to shoot some videos together?”

I look up from the endless scroll of videos I’m flicking past on my phone. Fumbling as I lock the screen, I drop it on the desk.

Blondie has poked her head into the office, smile still plastered on but the rest of her face is frozen in place. Her laminated brows and thick lashes frame her perfect features. It’s sickening someone can be so, perfect. She looks like a Barbie, and I can’t blink away the spots in my peripheral vision. I thought by the time I was thirty, I’d stop being jealous of perfect women. How wrong I was.

Despite how insignificant I feel next to her, I can’t turn down the offer to film some content together. She has over 500 thousand followers, and this is what I had in mind when I hired her the space.

To her credit, she knows social media well. Under her instruction, I film some ‘behind the scenes’ videos while she goes through yet another take on the skincare ad.

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